<![CDATA[News Gauteng Category RSS]]> http://iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.666 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:19:23 +0200 <![CDATA[Premier laments top cop’s death]]> http://www.iol.co.za/premier-laments-top-cop-s-death-1.1533948

The death of Maj-Gen Tirhani Maswanganyi is a senseless blow to Gauteng's war against crime, Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said.

]]> 1.1533948 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:19:23 +0200 <![CDATA[Top cop’s murder saddens Sapu]]> http://www.iol.co.za/top-cop-s-murder-saddens-sapu-1.1533907

The SA Policing Union (Sapu) has expressed sadness over the murder of Maj-Gen Tirhani Simon Maswanganyi.

]]> 1.1533907 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:13:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Minister saddened by officer’s death]]> http://www.iol.co.za/minister-saddened-by-officer-s-death-1.1533905

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa was saddened by the death of Maj-Gen Tirhani Maswanganyi, whose body was found early Tuesday morning.

]]> 1.1533905 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:06:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Pikitup’s Nair speaks out on tender]]> http://www.iol.co.za/pikitup-s-nair-speaks-out-on-tender-1.1533824

Pikitup's boss took a full-page ad in several newspapers to justify awarding a R263m tender to a firm implicated in alleged fraud.

]]> 1.1533824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:52:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Hunt for clues after top cop’s body found]]> http://www.iol.co.za/hunt-for-clues-after-top-cop-s-body-found-1.1533751

On Monday Maj-Gen Tirhani Simon Maswanganyi left home and made his way to Joburg where he worked. He never arrived.

]]> 1.1533751 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:36:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Man dies in Randburg accident]]> http://www.iol.co.za/man-dies-in-randburg-accident-1.1533546

One man died and 15 people were injured when a taxi hit the back of a truck on William Nicol Drive near Randburg.

]]> 1.1533546 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:03:59 +0200 <![CDATA[Judge slams lawyers’ ‘sausage machine’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/judge-slams-lawyers-sausage-machine-1.1533537

Judge Satchwell has lashed two advocates for using a "sausage machine" to write up affidavits for asylum-seekers.

]]> 1.1533537 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:47:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Medi-Clinic to appeal over damages finding]]> http://www.iol.co.za/medi-clinic-to-appeal-over-damages-finding-1.1533523

George Vermeulen claimed R3.9m from Medi-Clinic after blaming the nurses at the Nelspruit Medi-Clinic for his paralysis.

]]> 1.1533523 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:43:13 +0200 <![CDATA[Firefighters blamed as home is destroyed]]> http://www.iol.co.za/firefighters-blamed-as-home-is-destroyed-1.1533520

A Pretoria family is blaming the Tshwane Emergency Services for deploying "inexperienced firefighters" to their house fire.

]]> 1.1533520 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:42:11 +0200 <![CDATA[Lawyers fight over ruling on fees charged]]> http://www.iol.co.za/lawyers-fight-over-ruling-on-fees-charged-1.1533515

A ruling that lawyers can no longer claim 25% share of a payout when acting on a contingency fee basis has been met with discontent.

]]> 1.1533515 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Senior Gauteng cop killed]]> http://www.iol.co.za/senior-gauteng-cop-killed-1.1533455

A senior Gauteng police officer was found dead in an open field near Hammanskraal, police said.

]]> 1.1533455 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:35:43 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Don’t buy Agliotti’s work of fiction’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/don-t-buy-agliotti-s-work-of-fiction-1.1533425

"Don't buy Glenn Agliotti's book." This is the plea from Paul O'Sullivan.

]]> 1.1533425 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:03:00 +0200 <![CDATA[City squatter camp court fight rages on]]> http://www.iol.co.za/city-squatter-camp-court-fight-rages-on-1.1533300

Home owners around the Woodlane Village informal settlement in Moreleta Park have once again turned to court.

]]> 1.1533300 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:38:00 +0200 <![CDATA[DA paints Alexandra blue]]> http://www.iol.co.za/da-paints-alexandra-blue-1.1533272

“We've voted for the ANC, it did not work for us.”

]]> 1.1533272 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:32:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Machel grateful for Madiba messages]]> http://www.iol.co.za/machel-grateful-for-madiba-messages-1.1533218

Former President Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel has thanked everyone who had sent messages of support for the ailing icon.

]]> 1.1533218 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:31:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Parties in a battle for Gauteng]]> http://www.iol.co.za/parties-in-a-battle-for-gauteng-1.1533200

SA's two main political parties are setting out their stalls for the 2014 election, with Gauteng shaping up to be a key battleground.

]]> 1.1533200 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:05:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Madiba spends tenth day in hospital]]> http://www.iol.co.za/madiba-spends-tenth-day-in-hospital-1.1533195

Former president Nelson Mandela is spending his tenth day at a Pretoria hospital.

]]> 1.1533195 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:24:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Zille: We want victory in SA’s richest province]]> http://www.iol.co.za/zille-we-want-victory-in-sa-s-richest-province-1.1533104

The battle for Gauteng has kicked off in earnest, with DA leader Helen Zille vowing the party could and would win the province.

]]> 1.1533104 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:09:41 +0200 <![CDATA[Bid to honour Obama splits UJ]]> http://www.iol.co.za/bid-to-honour-obama-splits-uj-1.1533053

The University of Johannesburg’s decision to confer an honorary doctorate on President Obama has split the institution.

]]> 1.1533053 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:37:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Motsepe in R10m pledge to boost communities]]> http://www.iol.co.za/motsepe-in-r10m-pledge-to-boost-communities-1.1532969

A partnership has been forged between the Tshwane Metro Council and the Motsepe Family Foundation.

]]> 1.1532969 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:14:58 +0200